armature

IPA: ɑrmʌtʃɝ

The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.
The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
(sculpture) A supporting framework in a sculpture.
(computer graphics) A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle.
Armor, or a suit of armor.
Any apparatus for defence.
The frame of a pair of glasses.

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